expirediconian | Staff posted May 02, 2024 04:36 PM
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expirediconian | Staff posted May 02, 2024 04:36 PM
GLYCINE Airpilot Dual Time 44 GMT Men's Watches (Various Styles)
+ Free Shipping$125 each
$1,495
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Case in point, GMT with Seiko NH34 automatic from San Martin:
About $150 after discounts: https://watchdives.com/collection...f=
Way better bracelet and clasp than the Seiko 5 GMTs (I have both the Black dial with applied and the white dial with printed indices). Swiss BGW9 lume on the Black and Swiss C3 on the White - lume is better if you get the applied indicies though
At the same $300 level you can get a truly premium looking piece:
https://watchdives.com/collection...f=
And my personal favorite GMT (I like the sizing better than the Tudor GMT)- also has the Seiko inside.
https://watchdives.com/collection...f=
Phase 1: Quartz is for children, automatics are the only real watches.
Phase 2: Acquire a box or seven of automatics. Star to wear them. Suddenly one stops keeping good time, so you get it serviced. $120 dollars later you go 'at least its running well'. Then 3 or 4 more do the same thing after you schwack your wrist on a door jamb or your desk at work......."ummmm"....$600 later you say "Man I could have bought another watch with that money!".
Phase 3: Buy a quartz watch, you know..as a 'beater'...only for 'around the house wear'. Realize the watch is always on time, and when it stops...you replace the $8 dollar battery yourself. Find yourself wearing it out more and more because you don't have to constantly set it. The date may be wrong but nobody looks at that complication anyhow and you just grab and go it.
Final Phase: Acquire a case full of quartz watches because all watches are cool, they are just for looking at and nobody gives a rats @$$ about what movement it has, and you've learned that the people online who tell you to only buy autos............are n00bs
Great looking watch at $125.
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Then Glycine was bought out by Invicta and it went to the shitter. Before, that, they had a good run of diver's watch with Swiss ETA 2824 combat submariner clones.
I would only get a diver or a 24 hour zone Airman which was their original GMT. I have a Glycine but it is a re-imagined PVD Airman. With a ETA 2892 movement -- same movement used by Omega in their GMTs.
Then Glycine was bought out by Invicta and it went to the shitter. Before, that, they had a good run of diver's watch with Swiss ETA 2824 combat submariner clones.
I would only get a diver or a 24 hour zone Airman which was their original GMT. I have a Glycine but it is a re-imagined PVD Airman. With a ETA 2892 movement -- same movement used by Omega in their GMTs.
Same thing is happening to Mathey-Tissot (not to be confused with Tissot)
Same thing is happening to Mathey-Tissot (not to be confused with Tissot)
I'm no legal expert but I'd venture a bet there's some legal reasons for those high MSRPs.
I know MSRP/sticker prices for cars came about in the 50s because of a law that started with Senator Monroney.
Glycine watches are one of the best values out there.
My opinion is worth $1,400 but you can have it for $.02 cents.
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Sad to say that Glycene watches used to mean something and I was eyeing on buying one till Invicta came along and destroyed this brand.
Sad to say that Glycene watches used to mean something and I was eyeing on buying one till Invicta came along and destroyed this brand.
MSRP is just marketing and perceived value. It must work for Invicta because they don't seem to be changing their ways. I guess some folks out there believe the crazy MSRP and feel like they got a great deal.
Still a good watch for $125.
The high end market is mostly smoke a mirrors with tooling that has been in place for making these movements since the turn of the century. You're paying for a name at the end of the day. If the watch is made well that's really all that matters.
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